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[King Zultan]

We had more tokens than I realized.. interesting. This means we can design a helmet AND uniform in one turn, unless you think there's something better we could use the tokens for, Zultan?

I can't think of anything better to use them on, so I think we'll be fine doing the uniform.

[coleslaw35]

Ah, after further discussion with AseaHeru, we could build a mine in the mountains in order to tap into supplies of metal. We could use a token to start it, and a token to rush it. I think this may be better than a uniform given the fact that we're so low on metal that we're hardly able to produce anything that requires it.

[King Zultan]

Ah, after further discussion with AseaHeru, we could build a mine in the mountains in order to tap into supplies of metal. We could use a token to start it, and a token to rush it. I think this may be better than a uniform given the fact that we're so low on metal that we're hardly able to produce anything that requires it.

We'll sense we can do that it sounds like a better use of our tokens than a uniform.

[coleslaw35]

Agreed. The updated plan is as follows then:

*Use a token to build a sawmill in West Neu Salsburg. Use a token to rush construction. (2 Tokens)
*Use a token to start construction of a metal mine wherever in the mountains AseaHeru says it needs to be. Use a token to rush it. Hopefully we can try and keep the location a relative secret from the enemy. (2 Tokens)
*Reverse-engineer the 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze and its HE ammo so that we can respond to their artillery with artillery of our own. (2 Tokens)
*Reverse-engineer the Stielhandgranate. (1 Token)
*Design the helmet (see below.) (2 Tokens)

Spoiler: Infanterie-Helm-1921 ,,Eiertopf" (click to show/hide)

The Infanterie-Helm-1921 (I-H-1921, for short, or just ,,Eiertopf" ("Egg Pot" in German, due to its suspiciously egg-shaped construction when viewed from the top)), is a 1.8 mm thick steel helmet. It is complete with an adjustable suspension system on the inside that can be customized to fit the user's head, and includes leather chin straps that can also be adjusted as needed. The helmet has an oval shaped bill going around the full length of the helmet that slopes downward to provide further protection to the neck, face, and sides of the head from shrapnel. The helmet is painted a solid olive by default, but soldiers may paint the helmets to better camouflage themselves in their operating environment. Comes with optional helmet netting that can be used to attach local flora to better blend in to the environment.

[King Zultan]

Agreed. The updated plan is as follows then:

*Use a token to build a sawmill in West Neu Salsburg. Use a token to rush construction. (2 Tokens)
*Use a token to start construction of a metal mine wherever in the mountains AseaHeru says it needs to be. Use a token to rush it. Hopefully we can try and keep the location a relative secret from the enemy. (2 Tokens)
*Reverse-engineer the 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze and its HE ammo so that we can respond to their artillery with artillery of our own. (2 Tokens)
*Reverse-engineer the Stielhandgranate. (1 Token)
*Design the helmet (see below.) (2 Tokens)

Spoiler: Infanterie-Helm-1921 (click to show/hide)

The Infanterie-Helm-1921 (I-H-1921, for short), is a 1.8 mm thick steel helmet. It is complete with an adjustable suspension system on the inside that can be customized to fit the user's head, and includes leather straps that can also be adjusted as needed. The helmet has an oval shaped bill going around the full length of the helmet that slopes downward to provide further protection to the neck, face, and sides of the head from shrapnel. The helmet is painted a solid olive by default, but soldiers may paint the helmets to better camouflage themselves in their operating environment. Comes with optional helmet netting that can be used to attach local flora to better blend in to the environment.

I agree with all of these actions.

[coleslaw35]

When it came time to design the helmet, I figured it'd be neat if I named any designs I proposed by following a thematic naming. Eventually, I came up with this:

Broad noun of item being designed-Adjective to describe the design-Year designed

So if we go back to the MMG-1921 we did round 1, it would've been:

Machinengewehr-Mittel-1921

Shortened to:
MG-M-1921

and a potential nickname, just to give the weapon a more colloquial name that can more easily be referenced in posts/conversations. So in the machinegun example:
"Eclipse" (or translated into German, as it seems AseaHeru is doing, ,,Finsternis")

When naming the helmet, however, I made a mixup, and named it:

Infanterie-Helm-1921
I-H-1921
,,Eiertopf" (English: Egg pot)

When it should have been:

Helm-Infanterie-1921
H-I-1921
,,Eiertopf"

So unless you have any objections, Zultan, or have an idea for a better naming scheme (or just think I'm being overzealous  ) I'm going to just propose a minor point:

*Modify the helmet and machinegun design names to the ones below:

Spoiler: Helm-Infanterie-1921 ,,Eiertopf" (click to show/hide)

The Helm-Infanterie-1921 (H-I-1921, for short, or just ,,Eiertopf" ("Egg Pot" in German, due to its suspiciously egg-shaped construction when viewed from the top)), is a 1.8 mm thick steel helmet. It is complete with an adjustable suspension system on the inside that can be customized to fit the user's head, and includes leather chin straps that can also be adjusted as needed. The helmet has an oval shaped bill going around the full length of the helmet that slopes downward to provide further protection to the neck, face, and sides of the head from shrapnel. The helmet is painted a solid olive by default, but soldiers may paint the helmets to better camouflage themselves in their operating environment. Comes with optional helmet netting that can be used to attach local flora to better blend in to the environment.

Spoiler: Machinengewehr-Mittel-1921 ,,Finsternis" (click to show/hide)

The Machinengewehr-Mittel-1921, shortened to just MG-M-1921 and nicknamed ,,Finsternis" ("Eclipse" in English) is a medium machine gun chambered in 30-06 smokeless powder cartridges. It includes a tripod that can be deployed and undeployed in the field for mobility. It utilizes 100 round ammo belts that can be carried into combat individually by the crew or in cheap, metal cases for ease of storage on and off the battlefield. The barrel is air-cooled, due to the risk of water-cooling systems freezing in our cold environment or in the even colder mountains. A very high fire rate is not necessarily important, so as to keep more sustained fire rather than rapid fire. This should increase accuracy and further reduce the chance of overheating.

Comes in two variants: one that does not include the tripod (for mounting on vehicles/naval vessels) and one that does.

And I'm not saying that any designs you'd like to propose should follow my personal naming system, Zultan, I'm just outlining the logic behind it. Feel free to use your own naming system! Also, I hope you don't feel like I've been taking over or anything. If you'd like to object or propose something, please do, and we can discuss. 

[King Zultan]

So unless you have any objections, Zultan, or have an idea for a better naming scheme (or just think I'm being overzealous  )

Well you designed both of them so you get to name them whatever you want, and I have no problem with your naming scheme.

And I'm not saying that any designs you'd like to propose should follow my personal naming system, Zultan, I'm just outlining the logic behind it. Feel free to use your own naming system! Also, I hope you don't feel like I've been taking over or anything. If you'd like to object or propose something, please do, and we can discuss. 

Actually I'm glad you came into this game, because I've never participated in a game like this before and I had no idea what the hell I was doing, so I was just kind of sitting here by myself slowly trying to figure out what I should be doing.

As for proposals I don't have anything of now, but I might have something later.

[Aseaheru]

 Germanize all the things!

[coleslaw35]

Actually I'm glad you came into this game, because I've never participated in a game like this before and I had no idea what the hell I was doing, so I was just kind of sitting here by myself slowly trying to figure out what I should be doing.

As for proposals I don't have anything of now, but I might have something later.

Yeah, Armaments Design type games can be a bit difficult to figure out since they often vary so wildly, especially in ones like this where you control so much more than just the designing and production process. Just wanted to check in with you and make sure you were able to have fun as well. 

Germanize all the things!

Thank goodness I'm in the process of learning German.

[King Zultan]

Soon everything in this thread will be German!

[Aseaheru]

 Oh, this is yer first game Zultan? I hope yer enjoying it. Now, to be a horrible person and let the whims of the dice ruin all your carefully laid plans.

To make sure Ive gotten everything, your plans are as follows, right? It should take me a few hours to get the work done anyways, so feel free to yell at me if Ive missed something.

-West Nue Salsburgian Sawmill, rushed
-A mine in somewhere(note, unless stated what sort of metal yall want, it will be wherever yer generals feel is safest), rushed
-M.14 fieldhalbutzer with HE rounds reverse engineering
-Grenood!
-Infanterie-Helm M.21

[coleslaw35]

Looks fine to me, unless I'm forgetting anything?

I will point out, we're trying to get whatever metal we'll be able to use to produce weapons, helmets, etc. So not exactly that copper stuff. Probably the blackband iron, since that can be refined into steel.

[Aseaheru]

Blackband iron, and thus the South-East Mountians it is. Speaking of, if you would like to name the settlement that would be required something, feel free to yell at me.

[King Zultan]

Oh, this is yer first game Zultan? I hope yer enjoying it.

Well it isn't the first game I've been in, but its the first Arms Race I've been in that lasted past the intro, and I am enjoying this game,


Also everything looks good to me.

[Aseaheru]

Cold Season, 1921, D&R Phase

But first, ABC Shenanagans

 Work started on an additional two workareas this season, a sawmill within Nue Salsburg and an iron mining&processing center in the mountains near Sellye. Work on them progressed in a fairly decent manner, but with extra effort spent they where completed well in time.
 That is not to say there where no issues with construction however. Both facilities where constructed in a somewhat slap-dash manner, and the mine has reported issues with readily accessible ore to mine, in addition to its slight issues getting its goods out.
 The sawmill has reported that its primary issue is getting ahold of raw material, raw timber not being in large supply in the swamps. Ideally, however, timber could be floated down river from the forests, shipped down the coast from Pecs, or moved via the still decrepit railroad. It can still produce lumber as-is, of course.
 
 

End of ABC Shenanagans

 With all of that underway, work began on generating blueprints for many, many pieces of equipment, to varying levels of effectiveness.
 
 Work on the M.14 Fieldhalbutzer has resulted in a low-quality but particularly cheap example, with final design work wrapped up just before the first major reports of battle came in.
 The HE rounds of 100x183mmR, used by the M.14 Fieldhalbutzer, proved to be a mixed bag. Of low quality, yet particually time-consuming to construct, and with issues in fuzing and accuricy, the shell has caused the long-range preformance of its use to drop. While our generals have stated that this will still be a net gain in their fighting power, it is less than optiomal for our uses.
 
 The M.15 grenade has been noted to be a great strength multiplier for our troops at short and closer ranges, although our use has such been limited by logistical constraints and lack of production. Our locally made copies are of medium quality and, at the expense of reliability(particularly in timers, to the point where our troops are reminded on each grenade that when activated get rid of the grenade as fast as possible), far cheaper than the originals where stated to be. Sadly, as with all else we have done, the blueprints are not yet done, but will finish next season.
 
 
 And now, our main event.
 The Eirtopf, or the Helm-Infanterie-1921, is our engineers efforts of recreating the helmets of the great war, although in a rather different shape. Shaped like the upper hemisphere of a hen's egg with a vagley oval-shaped flared bottom, the helmet was intended to be constructed of 1.8mm steel(deemed suitable for stopping any of our pistol rounds at range), with an inner suspension system made of leather to allow it to be held on to the troop.
 In practice, however, the helmet is... less robust. In an effort to reduce production costs and taking into account our steel shortages, the first models are made of a fairly decent iron. Our metal stamping technology has also proven to just be capible of this task.
 

WELCOME TO THE RRE PHASE FOR COLD SEASON, 1921
You have no tokens for this phase.

Welcome to the Events Phase for Cold Season, 1921
You are now waiting on(more) silly gubbins from the GM.

Spoiler: WIP Projects (click to show/hide)

Toggle-lock blowback, designed to be mounted in bunkers. Feeds .30-06.
-Parts issues from .30-06 ammunition
-quick-change barrel removes itself

Iron helmet, proof against .380 and the like at range.
-Iron, not steel

100x183mmR HE round | 1922
M.15 Grenade | 1922

Spoiler: Units & Similar Important Gubbins (click to show/hide)

Divisional Equipment
-CSRG 1915 Autorifle
-Rast & Gasser M1898 Revolver
Regimental Equipment
Battalion Equipment
-Wagons
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
-M1917 Rifle
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
27(30)

Divisional Equipment
-CSRG 1915 Autorifle
-Rast & Gasser M1898 Revolver
Regimental Equipment
Battalion Equipment
-Wagons
-P14 Rifle
Company Equipment
-Mannlicher M1893 Rifle
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
27(30)

Divisional Equipment
-CSRG 1915 Autorifle
-Rast & Gasser M1898 Revolver
-10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze
-Mannlicher–Schönauer
Regimental Equipment
-Type 30 Rifle
Battalion Equipment
-Wagons
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
-Mannlicher M1893 Rifle
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
29(30)

Divisional Equipment
-Wagons
Regimental Equipment
Mannlicher M1893
Battalion Equipment
-M1917 Rifle
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
10(10)

Divisional Equipment
-Wagons
Regimental Equipment
-Mannlicher M1893
Battalion Equipment
-Type 30 Rifle
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
10(10)

Divisional Equipment
-Wagons
Regimental Equipment
-Mannlicher M1893
Battalion Equipment
-Mannlicher–Schönauer Rifle
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
Standard Issue Equipment

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)
10(10)

Divisional Equipment
-CSRG 1915 Autorifle
-Rast & Gasser M1898 Revolver
Regimental Equipment
-Wagons
Battalion Equipment
Company Equipment
Platoon Equipment
Section Equipment
Fireteam Equipment
-Mannlicher–Schönauer Rifle
Standard Issue Equipment
27(20)

Total Logistics Burden(Potential)

West Neu Salsburg Workshop(two lines)
- M1917(7 1 0) Unmet Material Requirements! Production reduced by 75%! Retooling! Production paused!
- Wagons(20 5) Unmet Material Requirements! Production reduced by 75%!
- Under Construction
- Under Construction
200m Slipway | Unarmed 62m Drifters(2)
50m Slipway | Unarmed 38m Trawlers(5)

15 spare population

1st Fleet

   G. L/40 SC.96 x8
   SFK L/44 S (QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, long) x8
   SFK L/33 H(QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss) x2
   45cm torpedos x2
   Mounts for two machineguns
   2 × 4-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines, each powering one shaft
   NO RADIO

Unassigned Vessels

Modified 62m Drifter {5 per slipway} {Provides 30 logistics(35 unarmed)} {3LP Base)
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

Modified 62m Drifter {5 per slipway} {Provides 30 logistics(35 unarmed)} {3LP Base)
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

{provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)
3 Port Upkeep Required
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

{provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)
3 Port Upkeep Required
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

{provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)
3 Port Upkeep Required
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

{provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)
3 Port Upkeep Required
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

{provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)
3 Port Upkeep Required
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

Spoiler: Logistics & Designs (click to show/hide)

RIFLES/AUTOMATICS
75| Werndl–Holub rifle 11.15×58mmR | [Costs 1.5 LPs]
0| P14, 303 british | [2LP]
0| M1917, 30-06 | [2LP]
0| Mannlicher–Schönauer 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer | [2LP]
0| Type 30 rifle 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer | [2LP]
1| Mannlicher M1893 6.5x53mmR | [2LP]
39| Berthier Mle 07/15 | [2LP]
9| Mousqueton Berthier Mle 1892/M16 | [2LP]
-Autorifles
0 | CSRG 1915 8 Lebel | [5LP]
18 | CSRG 1917 30-06 | [5LP]
-MGs
1 | Schwarzlose machine gun 8×50mmR Mannlicher | [7LP] {Fast Setup}
2 | Salvator-Dormus M1893 8×50mmR Mannlicher | [7LP] {Laborious Setup}

ARTILLERY
4| 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze two-part 100x183mmR | [6LP] {Fast Setup}
   Smoke, HE
2| 15 cm SK L/35 two-piece shell | [7LP] {Laborious Setup}
   AP, Common, Shrapnel

SIDEARMS
5| Frommer Stop 7.65mm/.32 ACP | [3LP]
9| Roth-Krnka M.7 8mm Roth-Steyr | [3LP]
5| Ruby pistol 7.65mm/.32 ACP | [3LP]
30| Rast & Gasser M1898 8mm Gasser | [2LP]

MISC
M15 Stielhandgranate
3| Hebel Model 1894 single shot 26.5mm flare gun | [Costs 1.5 LPs]

LOGISTICS
0| Wooden Farm Cart | [Provides 10 logistic points][Costs 2 LPs]

AMMUNITION
11.15x58mmR BLACKPOWDER
8mm Gasser
.30-06 Springfield

WEAPONS
Werndl–Holub rifle(11.15×58mmR) {15 per line}{Timber, iron} [Costs 1.5 LPs]
Rast & Gasser M1898(8mm Gasser) {20 per line}{Timber, iron} [Costs 2 LPs]
M1917(.30-06) {7 per line}{Timber, Steel} [Costs 2LPs]
15cm SK L/35(15cm two-piece shell) {3 per line}{steel, copper} [Costs 7LP] {Laborious Setup}
M.14 Feldhaubitze(100x183mmR Two-piece) {6 per line}{Steel, Copper} [Costs 6LPs]

EQUIPMENT
Wooden Farm Wagons {20 per line}{Timber, metal} [Provides 10 logistic points][Costs 2 LPs]

NAVAL
Modified 62m Drifter {5 per slipway} {Provides 30 logistics(35 unarmed)} {3LP Base)
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired
   
Modified 38m Trawler {8 per slipway} {provides 20 logistics(25 unarmed)} {3LP Base}
   Mount for artillery piece
   2x Mount for Machinegun
   300kW triple-expantion reciprocating engine, single shaft, coal fired

Spoiler: Deployment and Knowledge (click to show/hide)

Sectors consist of:
 North Island
     Low hills
     Low mountain
 Neu Salsburg Bay Island
     Bay Island Fort [Government Remnants]
 West Isle
     Sand Dunes
     Low Mountains
     Wooded hills
 Neu Salsburg
     East (workshop, railway, Fortifications) [PS Army 1]
     West (Workshop, sawmill, railway, Level 2 Fortifications)
     Port (200m slipway, 50m slipway, railway, major river, Level .5 Fortifications) [2nd Bergwanderer]
     The Castle (Fort)
     North (steel foundry, railway, powerstation)
Sellye
     north [4th Mondlicht]
     south
     Industrial (Blackband iron mine/processing, Workshop, railway) [PS Army 3]
 Pecs
     north (Level .5 Fortifications)[3rd Mondlicht]
     west
     port(125m, 165m slipways, sawmill, railway) [PS Army 2], [PS Army 4]
     Pecs Fort[Government Remnants]
 Berek
     west
     south
     Industrial area (Bornite mine/processing, workshop, railway) [PS Army 6], [6th Mondlicht]
 Cigand
     port (railway, major river{waterfall}) [PS Army 5]
     north [5th Mondlicht]
     south
 Southern Swamps
     managed forest
     bauxite quarry(railway)
     undeveloped swamps
     undeveloped forest
     mixed forest/farmlands
 Northern Swamps
     Undeveloped swamps
     farms
     farms(railway, major river)
     horse ranch
     Dolomite Quarry(railway, major river)
 North Forest
     Undeveloped forest
     undeveloped forest
     farms(railway)
     managed forest(railway)
 Central Forest
     Undeveloped forest [PS Army 7]
     undeveloped forest [7th Garnison]
     Neu Salsburg Rail Depot(railway)
     mixed forest/farmland{railway)
 South-West Mountains
     mountains
     mountains
 West Mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains(railway)
     mountains(railway)
 Central Mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains(railway)
     mountains(railway, major river)
     mountains(railway, major river)
     mountains(railway, lake)
South-east Mountains
     mountains(railway)
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains(Blackband Iron mining/processing)
 North-east mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
 Northern mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains
     mountains

Sorry about the wait, internet shenanigans locked me out of just about everything but B12 itself.